Regenerative agriculture & Agronomy manager
The regenerative agriculture & agronomy manager is responsible for leading, organizing, and developing the agronomy team while driving the implementation of regenerative agriculture and farmer productivity initiatives across Kenya. This role combines people leadership, operational management, strategic planning, and technical oversight. The successful candidate will ensure agronomy programs are effectively planned, resourced, implemented, monitored, and continuously improved, while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance. The regenerative agriculture & agronomy manager will serve as the primary focal point for agronomy operations, regenerative agriculture implementation, farmer productivity programs, and field team coordination. Team leadership and people management Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop the Agronomy Team. Establish clear objectives, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all direct reports through regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews. Build a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and results orientation. Monitor team performance and implement corrective actions where required to ensure delivery against objectives and KPIs. Identify training and professional development needs within the team. Ensure effective communication, coordination, and knowledge sharing across the agronomy team. Oversee the delivery of high-quality technical support, training, and capacity building for Trainers of Trainers (ToT), Trainers of Farmers (ToF), agronomists, and field staff. Planning, scheduling, and activity management Develop annual, quarterly, and monthly workplans for agronomy activities. Coordinate field schedules, farmer training plans, and extension activities. Monitor implementation against targets and ensure timely delivery of key outputs. Regenerative agriculture & agronomy program management Lead the development and implementation of regenerative agriculture and agronomy initiatives across cooperatives and farmer groups, including demonstration plots, water efficiency, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Climate-Smart Agriculture, and sustainability interventions. Conduct soil analysis and soil health management, providing nutrient management recommendations to ToF to improve farm productivity and resilience. Support revolving fund programs through coordination of agricultural input distribution, farmer adoption tracking, and recovery reporting. Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of demonstration plots to validate regenerative agriculture practices, soil amendments, soil rejuvenation techniques, agricultural inputs, and improved crop varieties. Certification Support & Compliance support Support implementation of sustainability and certification programs Ensur...